>On Thursday 13 Oct 2005 12:42, Billie Walsh wrote: >> H.J. wrote: >> >> <snip> >> KInda hard to do that even when some people seem to prefer to top >> post - against mailing list Etiquette, then just when you least >> expect it, they bottom post. >> <snip> >> >> As you probably notice I prefer to <snip> out the portion I wish to >> reply to. >> >Not, I think, the general usage of <snip>, I have always used it to >signify that at that point I have snipped out irrelevant parts of the >thread.>>>>>>> > >> For one reason a full "quote" of the entire thread can sometimes >> lead to HUGE e-mails coming into the mailbox. > >See >http://mandriva.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrivaMailingListEtiquette >No. 4. > >I would also recommend that people read the sections " Basis of these >recommendations" and "Relevant Links". > >> Then there are those that like to quote the whole message with their >> comments stuck in the middle portions. Again "Bad Form". UNLESS your >> using HTML where you can use a different font and color to designate >> your own comments. >> >Most mail readers can be configured to differentiate the parts of a >thread. In many cases this method makes the sense easier to follow. > >As for your display problem, I see that you are using Outlook, so I >would refer you to the reply in this from Guy Rouillier, where you will >find a solution to the problem. > >Anne >--- >Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) >Mandriva hints & tips: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org >
Quote from http://mandriva.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrivaMailingListEtiquette : " * When responding to a previous post, please prune (snip) text from the post that is not needed to understand your contribution to the thread. * Don't be afraid to trim excess verbiage from the thread when it starts to become too long. Quoting only those parts of the e-mail you are replying to is acceptable." I think this is just what I was suggesting. By using <snip> quote <snip> you are telling the reader that you deleted everything above and below what you are quoting. I notice that few prune the previous post. Most just have their reply settings to quote the entire message in replies [ default setting in most mail programs ]. This is considered bad form in most lists I am on. Almost every other list I'm on requires that you have this setting turned off. Quote from http://mandriva.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/MandrivaMailingListEtiquette : " * Please add your part to the bottom. Since most people read top to bottom, the flow will be much easier to understand. Also, these emails are archived, so we can all go back and lookup old topics. Again, the mails will be easier to read. Assuming the post has been properly pruned, there will be very little scrolling to get to the new info. * For posts with multiple points, it is fine to intersperse your new comments, with each new comment below the one it is referring to." Posting inside the previous post becomes very confusing [ scroll up to the post I received and sort through what I said and what you said ]. IF everyone would prune the previous post bottom posting would be fine. HOWEVER, when the thread gets to seven or eight posts, unpruned, it just becomes to much trouble to drill down through all that "junk" to read what someone has to say. AND, that may just be the portion I need to figure out my problem. "Since most people read top to bottom". Exactly! "display problem" ????????????????????????????????????????????? As far as I know my display is just fine. I'm not aware of any "problem". (o;]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on!
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